Line Editor, Copy Editor, and Proofreader
Line Editor, Copy Editor, and Proofreader
ABOUT
Amy Cecil Holm is a careful and detailed line editor, copy editor, and proofreader who provides editing services tailored to your needs and genre, enhancing clarity and coherence and ensuring that your writing is polished.
Amy has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in English with a creative writing concentration, along with three decades of experience as a college-level writing teacher. She has also worked as a journalist and technical writer.
SERVICES
Line Editing
Line Editing
Line Editing
Line editing focuses on improving the clarity, flow, and style of writing at the sentence and paragraph level. A line editor examines word choice, sentence structure, and overall readability to ensure a smooth and engaging narrative. Goals include eliminating redundancy, enhancing transitions, and ensuring consistency in voice.
Copy Editing
Line Editing
Line Editing
Copy editing focuses on reviewing written content to correct errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax while ensuring consistency in style, formatting, and accuracy. Copy editing addresses issues such as inconsistencies, accidental repetition, adherence to style guides, and clarity of expression.
Proofreading
Line Editing
Proofreading
Proofreading, the final stage of the editing process, focuses on identifying and correcting minor errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting before a text is published or distributed. A proofreader ensures that the final version is clean, accurate, and ready for its intended audience.
HEAR FROM CLIENTS
"Amy’s editing services are a must for any serious writer. Her feedback is astute, and her knowledge of punctuation and grammar is impeccable. I wouldn’t trust my manuscript with anyone else!"
~ Mary Winters, Edgar Award-nominated author of the Lady of Letters historical mystery series
"I can't imagine writing a book and not having Amy Cecil Holm's sharp eyes on the pages before it's published. Her work is meticulous, and she brings decades of experience to every project. Everything I write is better with her thoughtful suggestions and vast knowledge of grammar and the English language. She's an exceptional wordsmith."
~ Elena Hartwell Taylor, best-selling author of the Sheriff Bet Rivers and Eddie Shoes mysteries
"Working with Amy was a dream. She is a diligent, focused and comprehensive copy editor who caught mistakes little and large. She is an excellent communicator, which is so important in such projects. Her work greatly improved The Bone Records."
~ Rich Zahradnik, award-winning author of The Bone Records and the Coleridge Taylor Mystery series
"Amy’s careful, line-by-line reading of my memoir took it from 'pretty good' to phenomenal! She not only proofread my writing, but offered additional suggestions for sentence formatting and word choice. I learned a lot from Amy about finding 'just the right words' and placing them on the page so they—without fail—consistently ring true.”
~ Genét Simone, award-winning author of Teaching in the Dark: A Memoir